List Cleaner

Paste a messy list below and clean it in one step. Pick the cleanups you need — TextVix applies them in a fixed, predictable order.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Runs in your browser

Drop your file here, or

TXT, CSV, JSON, Markdown, HTML, XML, DOCX, PDF, RTF and more

Type, paste with Ctrl V, or drop a file

Options

Normalize case
Sort

or press Ctrl EnterRuns in your browser

Result

The result will appear here.

Add your text, then press List cleaner.

How to use List Cleaner

  1. Paste your list, one item per line.
  2. Select the cleanups: trim spaces, remove empty lines, remove duplicates, remove special characters, normalize case and sort.
  3. Press Clean list. Your original input is never changed, so you can adjust the options and run it again.
  4. Copy the list or download it as TXT, CSV or JSON.

Example

Before
  banana
Apple

apple 
Cherry!
banana
After
apple
banana
cherry

Trim, remove empty lines, dedupe, remove special characters, lowercase and sort A → Z.

Good for

  • Cleaning email, username or keyword lists
  • Normalizing tags or categories before importing them
  • Preparing lists for comparison with Compare Two Lists

Order of operations

Steps always run in this order: trim → remove special characters → normalize case → remove empty lines → remove duplicates → sort. That way duplicates are detected after the text has been normalized.

What happens to your text

Your text is processed in your browser and kept only in this tab’s memory. It is not uploaded, saved or used for analytics.

Related guides

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    How to Remove Duplicate Lines

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  • How-to

    How to Clean Text

    Fix messy text: extra spaces, broken line breaks, blank lines, invisible characters and smart quotes. A practical step-by-step cleanup guide.

Questions about List Cleaner

More answers in the TextVix FAQ.

Does the list cleaner change my original input?

No. The cleaned list appears in the output box. Your input stays exactly as you pasted it.

Can I run the steps in a different order?

Yes — use Chain Tools to run several tools one after another in a single step.

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text and files are never sent to a server or stored.